The Offences against the Person Act 1861 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act. For the most part these provisions were, according to the draftsman of the Act, incorporated with little or no variation in their phraseology. It is one of a group of Acts sometimes referred to as the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861. It was passed with the object of simplifying the law. It is essentially a revised version of an earlier consolidation act, the Offences Against the Person Act 1828, incorporating subsequent statutes.
The Malicious Damage Act 1861 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to malicious damage from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act. For the most part these provisions were, according to the draftsman of the Act, incorporated with little or no variation in their phraseology. It is one of a group of Acts sometimes referred to as the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861. It was passed with the object of simplifying the law. It is essentially a revised version of an earlier consolidation Act, the Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1827, incorporating subsequent statutes.
The Offences Against the Person Act 1828, also known as Lord Lansdowne's Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated for England and Wales provisions in the law related to offences against the person from a number of earlier piecemeal statutes into a single Act. Among the laws it replaced was clause XXVI of Magna Carta, the first time any part of Magna Carta was repealed, and the Buggery Act 1533. The Act also abolished the crime of petty treason.
The Forgery Act 1861 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to forgery from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act. For the most part these provisions were, according to the draftsman of the Act, incorporated with little or no variation in their phraseology. It is one of a group of acts sometimes referred to as the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861. It was passed with the object of simplifying the law. It is essentially a revised version of an earlier consolidation act, the Forgery Act 1830, incorporating subsequent statutes.
The Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 is a mainly repealed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated statutory English criminal law related to accomplices, including many classes of encouragers (inciters). Mainly its offences were, according to the draftsman of the Act, replacement enactments with little or no variation in phraseology. It is one of a group of Acts sometimes referred to as the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861. It was passed with the object of simplifying the law. It collected the relevant parts of Peel's Acts and others.
The Libel Act 1843, commonly known as Lord Campbell's Libel Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It enacted several important codifications of and modifications to the common law tort of libel.
The Punishment of Offences Act 1837 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It abolished the death penalty for a number of statutory offences and replaced it with transportation for life.
The Criminal Law Act 1826 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated a large number of acts relating to criminal procedure.
The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Forgery Act 1830 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery. Two years later the death penalty was abolished for most of these offences, and for the remaining offences in 1837.
The Trials for Felony Act 1836 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1867 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom statutes that had ceased to be in force from the start of the Reign of William III of England and Mary II in 1688 to the tenth year of the Reign of George III in 1770. The at was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of a revised edition of the statutes.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1872 , also known as the Statute Law Revision Act 1872, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom statutes from 1807 to 1810. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1873 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom statutes from 1742 to 1830.The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress.
The Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861(24 & 25 Vict. c. 95) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for England and Wales and Ireland statutes relating to the English criminal law from 1634 to 1860. The Act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of a revised edition of the statutes.
The Criminal Procedure Act 1851 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was drafted by Charles Sprengel Greaves. Stephen said that compared to earlier legislation on defects in indictments, the Criminal Procedure Act 1851 "went further in the way of removing technicalities, but it did so by an enumeration of them, so technical and minute, that no one could possibly understand it who had not first acquainted himself with all the technicalities which it was meant to abolish."
The Offences Against the Person (Ireland) Act 1829, also known as the Offences Against the Person Act (Ireland) 1829, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated for Ireland provisions in the law related to offences against the person from a number of earlier piecemeal statutes into a single Act.
The Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827 or the Criminal Statutes (England) Repeal Act 1827 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for England and Wales statutes relating to the English criminal law from 1225 to 1826.
The Criminal Statutes (Ireland) Repeal Act 1828 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for Ireland statutes relating to the criminal law from 1225 to 1826.
The Criminal Law (India) Act 1828 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed criminal justice in India.
